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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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